RE: Pregnancy (still ot)
LOL, Shannon! Me:
Totally loved the "Jack can do math" thing. I'd add to that, "Jack is a father." And..."Babies can't count/speak/talk until about age 3, and by that I mean speaking cognitively and not muttering "dah" and meaning "I want bananas". Some start earlier, but...really, saying "yes Daddy" at seven months?
Thanks Oma!!!
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Originally posted by Nynaeve506
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So... I was just reading a fic that has a pregnancy in it aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand so I decided I would just include these few little tidbits for anyone planning on writing a fic with a pregnancy in it (any other ladies that have had children, feel free to add as well).
Spoilered in case you just don't want to know LOL
1. A woman's ovulation is not entirely a mystery. In fact, you can know that you're due to ovulate just by "signs" (without getting too graphic here) - and can even know the day you ovulated if you do temp taking. (as a side note, I am *not* talking about the rhythm method, I'm talking about a continuous and regular monitoring of one's body).
2. Jack can do math.
3. First trimester symptoms - some have all, some have none, some have a few to varying degrees: exhaustion, the poorly monikered "morning" sickness, bloating, cramping, mild spotting, also your hips start to spread.
4. Sex can be determined at around the 20th week by ultrasound - I know it can also be determined by amnio but since I never had one I don't know when they do those
5. A woman will generally feel the baby move for the first time around 18-21 weeks (women who have had children tend to catch on earlier b/c they know what they're feeling).
6. From the very beginning you have to pee. A lot. My husband and I took a road trip when I was a month along. We stopped a lot.
7. Most doctors, after confirming your pregnancy, will wave at you and say "See you at the 12th week" at which time you will then hear the heartbeat.
8. Jack can do math.
9. Strange cravings are hyped up - some women may have them, although generally I just got a hankering for something I normally liked and just had to have it. Like McD's nuggets. And I never made my husband go anywhere in the middle of the night.
10. Also, I personally had heartburn cuz I carried my baby "high", some women carry the baby low and they get back pain.
11. Your water does not always break. I had to have my broken for me in the hospital to induce labor.
12. Jack can do math.
13. Labor and delivery for the average first time woman is 14 hours. Some few have the super-births of which we envy, others, like a friend are in labor for two days.
14. Pushing for the first time woman averages out to about two hours - I pushed for 1 hour and 15 minutes. I also cracked jokes the entire time.
15. Epidurals can be your friend. So are the nurses and it's possible you will become so emotional that you will want to make the nurse your best friend for life. There's a lot of hormones floating around in there.
16. My first thought when my son was born was "OH CRAP, there really WAS a baby in there!"
17. Jack can do math.
Um.... I think that's it.
La la la la... and remember every woman's experience is disgusting and painful in its own special way. So try to avoid what Hollywood tells you, compile experiences from your favoritest women, and please, please, please remember, Jack can do math.
Spoilered in case you just don't want to know LOL
Spoiler:
1. A woman's ovulation is not entirely a mystery. In fact, you can know that you're due to ovulate just by "signs" (without getting too graphic here) - and can even know the day you ovulated if you do temp taking. (as a side note, I am *not* talking about the rhythm method, I'm talking about a continuous and regular monitoring of one's body).
2. Jack can do math.
3. First trimester symptoms - some have all, some have none, some have a few to varying degrees: exhaustion, the poorly monikered "morning" sickness, bloating, cramping, mild spotting, also your hips start to spread.
4. Sex can be determined at around the 20th week by ultrasound - I know it can also be determined by amnio but since I never had one I don't know when they do those
5. A woman will generally feel the baby move for the first time around 18-21 weeks (women who have had children tend to catch on earlier b/c they know what they're feeling).
6. From the very beginning you have to pee. A lot. My husband and I took a road trip when I was a month along. We stopped a lot.
7. Most doctors, after confirming your pregnancy, will wave at you and say "See you at the 12th week" at which time you will then hear the heartbeat.
8. Jack can do math.
9. Strange cravings are hyped up - some women may have them, although generally I just got a hankering for something I normally liked and just had to have it. Like McD's nuggets. And I never made my husband go anywhere in the middle of the night.
10. Also, I personally had heartburn cuz I carried my baby "high", some women carry the baby low and they get back pain.
11. Your water does not always break. I had to have my broken for me in the hospital to induce labor.
12. Jack can do math.
13. Labor and delivery for the average first time woman is 14 hours. Some few have the super-births of which we envy, others, like a friend are in labor for two days.
14. Pushing for the first time woman averages out to about two hours - I pushed for 1 hour and 15 minutes. I also cracked jokes the entire time.
15. Epidurals can be your friend. So are the nurses and it's possible you will become so emotional that you will want to make the nurse your best friend for life. There's a lot of hormones floating around in there.
16. My first thought when my son was born was "OH CRAP, there really WAS a baby in there!"
17. Jack can do math.
Um.... I think that's it.
La la la la... and remember every woman's experience is disgusting and painful in its own special way. So try to avoid what Hollywood tells you, compile experiences from your favoritest women, and please, please, please remember, Jack can do math.
LOL, Shannon! Me:
Spoiler:
I had five miscarriages and lost six children (last was twins). I knew each time I was pregnant, and knew it really early. Along with all of the above that Shan mentioned (at least as far as I got), I developed an absolute AVERSION to Italian food. Which can be sort of an...issue...when you're half Italian and half Irish, living in a predominantly Italian community! LOL.
Totally loved the "Jack can do math" thing. I'd add to that, "Jack is a father." And..."Babies can't count/speak/talk until about age 3, and by that I mean speaking cognitively and not muttering "dah" and meaning "I want bananas". Some start earlier, but...really, saying "yes Daddy" at seven months?
Originally posted by Oma-1
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Probably because I am a mom there's little that touches me quite like moms losing their children
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